Merry Thanksmas!

On my side of the family, every other year we celebrate Christmas at Thanksgiving time since that is when my sister and her family are visiting. (They take turns spending Thanksgiving and Christmas with both sets of relatives.) In our family, we've dubbed this holiday "Thanksmas". Its a little strange to be celebrating Christmas so early, but Mom makes sure to have all of her decorations up to get us in the Christmas spirit. Plus, its nice to have a lot of my Christmas shopping done so early...impressive for a procrastinator like me!

Mia was incredibly cute at the gift opening. We all take turns opening gifts, youngest to oldest. This whole process usually takes a couple hours and Mia was in a great mood the entire time. She had a blast opening up the gifts and when she would see what it was, it was usually greeted with a "Wow!" from her - her new favorite word. When it wasn't her turn, Mia was content hanging out, playing with her new toys and watching everyone else. We couldn't have asked for a better night!

Here's a video of Mia opening a gift. Listen carefully and you'll hear her "Wow!"